Richard Coeur de Lion and Blondel
Richard Coeur de Lion and Blondel
By Charlotte Brontë
24 Dec, 2019
Charlotte Brontë, one of the best-known novelists of the 19th century, wrote the poem 'Richard Coeur de Lion and Blondel' at the age of 17 when she returned home from boarding school. The historical subject matter of this poem and the others written
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Charlotte Brontë, one of the best-known novelists of the 19th century, wrote the poem 'Richard Coeur de Lion and Blondel' at the age of 17 when she returned home from boarding school. The historical subject matter of this poem and the others written in the notebook by Charlotte are a digression from the complex fantasy worlds which she and her siblings had been creating during this period. It was their usual practice to write in self-made notebooks in minuscule handwriting that was very difficult for other people to read. Less